Window portal



, P. .1. MURPHY WINDOW PORTAL FilQd May 21 1926 WITNESSES lNVENTOR PeierJr-Murphy ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 30,1927.

. UNITED STATES PATENT PETER .1. MURPHY, or NEW YORIQIN. Y.

WINDOW PORTAL,

Application filed May 21, 1926. Serial No. 110,727.

"tal or window.

A further object isto provide a device of this character which may beinserted in an opening formed in a pane of glass, or in an opening inany other suitable material, and which requires no nails, screws, boltsor other-securing means but is so constructed as to maintain itself inposition when once forced into engagement with the walls of an opening.

. A' further object is to provide a device of this character which maybe manufactured and sold at a reasonably low price, which will beornamental and attractivein appearanc'e, and which will be of greatutility. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangementsof parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in elevation, takenfrom the inside or inner face of the window and portal;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in elevation, showing theportal open;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing the portal holdingring in position on a pane of glass;

. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the complete ring; Figure 5 is anenlarged view in section, on the line 55 of Figure 1.

1 represents a pane of glass which may constitute, as above stated, awindshield, a

window at the side of an automobile or a portion of a ticket sellingbooth. In this window I provide a circular opening 2 for the receptionof my improved device, which constitutes two main parts, namely, a ring3 and a portal 4. The portal 4 may constitute the piece of glass whichhas been cut from the window 1, slightly reduced in diameter, or it maybe a separate part 'per-.

m'anently connected to the ring 3 and sold as an entirety. I

The ring 3 is of rubber or other analogous material having in its outerface an annular groove 8 ,to receive the edge of the glass 1 .mostclearly in Figures 1, 2 and 5.

and firmly grip the same. This groove may be of any desired depth but itis of course to beunderstood that the material employed must be such asto enable the ring to be manipulated and engagethe glass 1 with suchfirmness and fixity as to make the joint,

weathertight and securely couple the parts together.

The portal 4, as above explained, preferably constitutes a piece ofglass or other transparent material and fits within the ring 3, thelatter being provided with an an nular flange 5 which limits the inwardmovement of the portal and insures a perfectly tight joint between theportal and the ring when the portal is closed.

The portal and the ring are connected by my improved hinge construction,illustrated This hinge construction comprises two leaves 6 and 7. Theleaf 6 is secured to the ring 3, preferably by rivets 8 and 9, and islocated within a recess 10 in the ring 8 so as to preferably lie flushwith the inner face of the ring. This leaf 6 has a sleeve 11 fixedthereon intermediate of its ends and at its forward edge.

The other leaf- 7 which is secured to the portal 4, preferably by rivets12, has a pair of sleeves 13 and 14 spaced apart and located thereto bya hinge pin 15. The sleeve 13, which is above the sleeve 11, is formedwith a bevel tooth 16 which is adapted to ride over the upper end17 ofsleeve 11 and fall behind a shoulder 18 on said sleeve when the portalis openedso as to prevent ,accidental return or closing movement of theportal.

A spring 19 connects the two leaves of the,

hinge and tends to move the portal to closed position. This spring mayconstitute a coil located around. the hinge pin 15 between the portal inopen position. When it is desired to close the ortal it is necessary toelevate the same su ciently to disengage the tooth in alinement with thesleeve 11 and connected 16 from the shoulder 18, when the spring 19 ywill return the portal to its closed position.

l would call particular attention to the fact that I provide slits 22which are located in a rubber ring above and below the hinge so as toprovide a tongue or lip 21 which is bendable but which is alweys inposition in front of the springand hinge parts so as to protect thespring and the hinge from the Weather.

While I have illustrated What I believe to he a pre'l'errcd embodimentof my invention it is obvious that various slight changes andalterations might be made in the general form of the parts describedwithout depart ing from the invention and hence I do not limit myself tothe precise details set forth annie but consider myself at liberty tomaize such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall Within thespiritand scope of the appended claim.

1 claim:

A device of the character described, COI11 prising a grooved flexiblering adapted to engage the Wall of an opening, said ring have I ing aninternal annular flange at one edge, a portal, a spring hinge oneleafotf which is secured to the ring and the other to the portal, withthe pintle of the hinge and the spring located adjacent one edge oil theportal and in a recess of the ring, and a flexible tongue on the ringextending across sald recess and over a portion of the portal.

PETER J. M'URPlt Y.

